Distribution of risk factors in parents and siblings of patients with early coronary artery disease

OBJECTIVE: Early coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with risk factors (RF). Offspring of parents with a RF have a greater prevalence of them. However, the distribution of RF in parents and siblings of patients with early CAD is unknown. METHODS: The study comprised the parents and siblings...

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Main Authors: Antonio de Padua Mansur, André P. L. Mattar, Anderson L. Rolim, Fábio R. Yoshi, José F.G. Marin, Luíz Antonio M. César, José Antonio F. Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-06-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000600001